London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chigwell 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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| Total number of visits | |
|---|---|
| Factories | 223 |
| Workplaces | 5 |
| Outworkers | 178 |
| Bakehouses | 58 |
| Public conveniences | 5 |
| Places of entertainment | 0 |
| Refuse collection | 11 |
| Refuse disposal | 182 |
| Rats and mice | 2,020 |
| Smoke observations | 15 |
| Schools | 5 |
| Shops | 87 |
| Petrol | 35 |
| Knackers yards | 48 |
| Cesspool survey | 0 |
| Food Hygiene Guild | 161 |
| Miscellaneous sanitary visits | 1,545 |
| 5,291 | |
| Housing. | |
| Under Public Health Acts. Number of houses inspected | 243 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 1,111 |
| Under Housing Acts. Number of houses inspected | 22 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 121 |
| Overcrowding. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 12 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 1 |
| Verminous Premises. | |
| Number of houses inspected | 24 |
| Visits paid to above houses | 43 |
| Miscellaneous housing visits | 223 |
| 1,800 | |